July 2019 PMID 30299195

What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

Edgar J Gallardo, Andrew R Coggan

Mentions

66
Peak: 16 in May 2019
across 4 sources since Jan 2019

Extended reach

410,719
potential audience

Total likes

8,187

Video views

143,528

Mentions per month

Jan 2019 – Mar 2024

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter51 posts
  • News10 articles
  • Blogs3 articles
  • YouTube2 videos

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The overall tone reveals a recognition of the variability in beet juice nitrate levels and its impact on performance, exemplified by posts noting that very few commercial products meet the threshold for performance benefits. Words like 'significant variability' and 'interesting study' show curiosity and acknowledgment of the research’s importance, though most responses remain at an informational or supportive level rather than deeply critical or transformative.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the variability in nitrate content among beetroot juice products and the potential implications for athletic performance, indicating overall support or agreement with the research findings.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate high interest by referencing specific findings, such as only five products providing enough nitrate to enhance performance, and discussing different brands like Beet It, showing curiosity about practical applications.

EngagementModerate engagement

While some posts analyze the study details, many mainly highlight key points or share opinions, reflecting moderate depth of engagement rather than deep scientific critique.

ImpactModerate impact

Users seem to perceive the publication as significant, especially given mentions of it explaining inconsistencies in research and its implications for athletes choosing supplements, suggesting the article's findings may influence practices.

Abstract in brief

  • Beetroot juice (BRJ) products marketed to athletes vary widely in their nitrate and nitrite content, making it difficult to determine how much nitric oxide (NO) they actually provide for performance benefits.
  • There is significant variability both within the same product and between different products, with some offering enough NO to potentially enhance exercise performance, while others provide much less.
  • Only a few products consistently deliver the minimum NO dose needed for performance improvements, and this variability could explain inconsistent results seen in research on BRJ's effects on exercise.]

Top posts

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Stuart Phillips (he/him)
@mackinprof · X

What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer insight into variability in the literature with respect to the effects of BRJ on exercise performance. https://t.co/uBgplFvWp3

May 6, 2019 · 66 likes · 16 shares · 56,052 followers View post →
Dr James Morehen
@James_Morehen · X

What Is in Your Beet Juice? “Only five products consistently provided ≥5mmol of nitrate/serving, which seems to be the minimal dose required to enhance exercise performance in most individuals” Are you or your athlete consuming the best one? https://t.co/b3UmAUQMSV

Sep 2, 2019 · 33 likes · 5 shares · 6,018 followers View post →
Tucker Goodrich
@TuckerGoodrich · X

Nitrates are good for you. Veggies are full of them. "What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes" https://t.co/FEeltXsZP9

Mar 24, 2023 · 13 likes · 3 shares · 28,301 followers View post →
Shawn M. Arent, PhD
@ShawnArent · X

@JoseAntonioPhD @StaciNWilson @AndyBeetroot This may be useful https://t.co/IIVMMNCDJ0

Jun 9, 2022 · 5 likes · 1 share · 6,277 followers View post →
Charles Ashford
@cashford_ · X

What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes in: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism Volume 29 Issue 4 (2019)

Sep 2, 2020 · 5 likes · 1 share · 2,617 followers View post →
Beet It USA
@BeetItUS · X

@JoseAntonioPhD @RUCHHP @EricRawsonPhD @ShawnArent Great conference! FYI, this study used @BeetItUS which delivers 400mg nitrate per 2.4oz shot—more than any brand (per Coggan, https://t.co/9efkrfS0pY). That's 1 reason Beet It's been used in 300 studies. Another: Beet It Sport is 100% natural! Learn more: https://t.co/RaDBAPDgaS

Mar 30, 2019 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 1,429 followers View post →

All mentions

John Campbell
@Synthon61 · X

@ggkuhnle @LCBlekkenhorst I've only just noticed in that chart nitrate is in mg/kg, plotted logarithmically, so the variation is very large. This paper almost found a big variation in commercial beetroot juice. It turns out hardly any gave enough nitrate to improve performance! https://t.co/9PBGMEvZsN

Sep 3, 2023 · 1 like · 461 followers View post →
كاشف Exposed
@showmerealyou · X

@___luckyme @juang_xu @ryousifacu مقولة السكر سم قاتل هذه تخدم شركات الادويه فالسم القاتل هو السكر المصنع و ركبه الانسان اسبرتام و غيره اما السكر الطبيعي خلقة الله فلا يوجد ضرر منه الفواكه العسل سكر القصب سكر الشنمندر عليه علامات استفهام لاحتوائه على النتريت https://t.co/PAWnziPa87

Jul 4, 2023 · 2 likes · 915 followers View post →
Thomas Günzler
@TGnzler · X

RT @TuckerGoodrich: Nitrates are good for you. Veggies are full of them. "What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet J…

Mar 25, 2023 · 3 shares · 98 followers View post →
Sean Mark, PhD
@Smark_phd · X

RT @TuckerGoodrich: Nitrates are good for you. Veggies are full of them. "What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet J…

Mar 24, 2023 · 3 shares · 1,810 followers View post →
PietHeintheDane
@DanePiet · X

RT @TuckerGoodrich: Nitrates are good for you. Veggies are full of them. "What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet J…

Mar 24, 2023 · 3 shares · 45 followers View post →
Tucker Goodrich
@TuckerGoodrich · X

Nitrates are good for you. Veggies are full of them. "What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes" https://t.co/FEeltXsZP9

Mar 24, 2023 · 13 likes · 3 shares · 28,301 followers View post →
unserioso
@unserioso · X

@foundmyfitness Has anyone studied cancer in athletes that drink beetroot juice? Some of those can also be high in nitrites https://t.co/MFkq7az45m

Dec 28, 2022 · 2 likes View post →
Staci Wilson
@StaciNWilson · X

RT @ShawnArent: @JoseAntonioPhD @StaciNWilson @AndyBeetroot This may be useful https://t.co/IIVMMNCDJ0

Jun 11, 2022 · 1 share · 2,885 followers View post →
Bartłomiej Pomorski | Dietetyk sportowy
@bartlomiejek · X

@dougkalmanphdrd @AndyBeetroot @ShawnArent @JoseAntonioPhD @StaciNWilson Here is an interesting study with comparison of products from different companies (including beet it): https://t.co/6NXG4F9dgY I saw in one of the webinars prelim findings that solid food (bar with nitrate) had higher and faster peak concentration of NO3 compare to shoots.

Jun 10, 2022 · 2 likes · 242 followers View post →
Shawn M. Arent, PhD
@ShawnArent · X

@JoseAntonioPhD @StaciNWilson @AndyBeetroot This may be useful https://t.co/IIVMMNCDJ0

Jun 9, 2022 · 5 likes · 1 share · 6,277 followers View post →
Gary Tingley
@garytingley · X

What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes https://t.co/VeqwuM3ZiP #cycling #bicycle #fitness #cyclist #roadbike #mtb #bike #health #coaching #cyclingcoach #ResultsStartHere https://t.co/p50KdVdoa6

Feb 21, 2022 · 1 like · 4,131 followers View post →
Arnar Birgisson
@arnarbirgisson · X

@orvar05 @atlifannar En það á líka við duftin, sjá https://t.co/l7W1KW1B8Z Mörg virðast einnig innihalda voða lítið af NO3

Apr 20, 2021 · 1 like · 151 followers View post →
Alyssa Haberman
@AlyssaRDN · X

RT @cashford_: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes in: International Journa…

Sep 2, 2020 · 1 share · 965 followers View post →
Charles Ashford
@cashford_ · X

What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes in: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism Volume 29 Issue 4 (2019)

Sep 2, 2020 · 5 likes · 1 share · 2,617 followers View post →
Nathan Welty
@njwelty23 · X

RT @James_Morehen: What Is in Your Beet Juice? “Only five products consistently provided ≥5mmol of nitrate/serving, which seems to be the…

Sep 2, 2019 · 5 shares · 679 followers View post →
Charles Ashford
@cashford_ · X

RT @James_Morehen: What Is in Your Beet Juice? “Only five products consistently provided ≥5mmol of nitrate/serving, which seems to be the…

Sep 2, 2019 · 5 shares · 2,617 followers View post →
Dr Gemma Sampson
@drgemmasampson · X

RT @James_Morehen: What Is in Your Beet Juice? “Only five products consistently provided ≥5mmol of nitrate/serving, which seems to be the…

Sep 2, 2019 · 5 shares · 3,643 followers View post →
Matt Jones
@MattJonesNC · X

RT @James_Morehen: What Is in Your Beet Juice? “Only five products consistently provided ≥5mmol of nitrate/serving, which seems to be the…

Sep 2, 2019 · 5 shares · 3,548 followers View post →
Dr James Morehen
@James_Morehen · X

What Is in Your Beet Juice? “Only five products consistently provided ≥5mmol of nitrate/serving, which seems to be the minimal dose required to enhance exercise performance in most individuals” Are you or your athlete consuming the best one? https://t.co/b3UmAUQMSV

Sep 2, 2019 · 33 likes · 5 shares · 6,018 followers View post →
Jamie Williams
@williams_jamie · X

RT @AdamVirgile: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

Jul 28, 2019 · 8 shares · 641 followers View post →
Roberta Anding
@RobertaAnding · X

RT @AdamVirgile: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

Jul 27, 2019 · 8 shares · 5,990 followers View post →
Nanci Guest PhD, RD, CSCS
@NanciGuestRDPhD · X

RT @AdamVirgile: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

Jul 26, 2019 · 8 shares · 10,516 followers View post →
Douglas Kalman PhD
@dougkalmanphdrd · X

RT @AdamVirgile: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

Jul 26, 2019 · 8 shares · 5,459 followers View post →
GugFor
@GugFor · X

RT @AdamVirgile: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

Jul 25, 2019 · 8 shares · 686 followers View post →
RockDaisyAMS
@RockDaisyAMS · X

RT @AdamVirgile: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

Jul 25, 2019 · 8 shares · 1,937 followers View post →
AVSportSci
@AVSportSci · X

RT @AdamVirgile: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

Jul 25, 2019 · 8 shares · 1,416 followers View post →
Beet It Sport
@BeetItSport · X

RT @AdamVirgile: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

Jul 25, 2019 · 8 shares · 8,090 followers View post →
Ricardo Cotovio
@cotovio18 · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 11, 2019 · 16 shares · 32 followers View post →
Rolando R. Moreno
@RolandoRMoreno · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 7, 2019 · 16 shares · 580 followers View post →
Michael Scarlett
@WorkPhysiology · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 7, 2019 · 16 shares · 86 followers View post →
Weldon
@Rocker75W · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 7, 2019 · 16 shares · 329 followers View post →
Mike Ormsbee, PhD
@mikeormsbee · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 7, 2019 · 16 shares · 4,538 followers View post →
Łukasz Czerw
@UCzerw · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 7, 2019 · 16 shares · 67 followers View post →
Antoneta Granic
@antoneta_granic · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 7, 2019 · 16 shares · 411 followers View post →
Raul
@RaulM06 · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 6, 2019 · 16 shares · 849 followers View post →
Michael Stephens
@MikeRStephens1 · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 6, 2019 · 16 shares · 9 followers View post →
Simone Porcelli
@PorcelliSimone · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 6, 2019 · 16 shares · 1,698 followers View post →
Bader alshatti Ms
@alshatti_fit · X

اختلاف كمية النترات الموجودة في انواع الشمندر https://t.co/UzCnhhf4Ls

May 6, 2019 · 1 like · 9,843 followers View post →
Kim Larson, RDN,NBC-HWC
@healthrd · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 6, 2019 · 16 shares · 1,854 followers View post →
Nancy Clark MS RD
@nclarkrd · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 6, 2019 · 16 shares · 13,504 followers View post →
Sprint Science
@spikesonly · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 6, 2019 · 16 shares · 34,017 followers View post →
HEDN
@EnhancementDrug · X

RT @mackinprof: What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer i…

May 6, 2019 · 16 shares · 1,158 followers View post →
Stuart Phillips (he/him)
@mackinprof · X

What Is in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. These data may offer insight into variability in the literature with respect to the effects of BRJ on exercise performance. https://t.co/uBgplFvWp3

May 6, 2019 · 66 likes · 16 shares · 56,052 followers View post →
Beet It USA
@BeetItUS · X

@Coach_Alejo @RUCHHP Thanks @coah_Alejo. This study used @BeetItUS, delivering 400mg of nitrate per 2.4oz shot—more than any brand (per Coggan, https://t.co/9efkrfS0pY ). That's 1 reason Beet It's been used in 300 studies. Another: Beet It Sport is 100% natural! Learn more: https://t.co/rX6NWKdbmz

Mar 30, 2019 · 1,429 followers View post →
Beet It USA
@BeetItUS · X

RT @BeetItUS: @JoseAntonioPhD @RUCHHP @EricRawsonPhD @ShawnArent Great conference! FYI, this study used @BeetItUS which delivers 400mg nitr…

Mar 30, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,429 followers View post →
Steve
@SteveSPORTTalk1 · X

RT @BeetItUS: @JoseAntonioPhD @RUCHHP @EricRawsonPhD @ShawnArent Great conference! FYI, this study used @BeetItUS which delivers 400mg nitr…

Mar 30, 2019 · 2 shares · 23,592 followers View post →
Beet It USA
@BeetItUS · X

@JoseAntonioPhD @RUCHHP @EricRawsonPhD @ShawnArent Great conference! FYI, this study used @BeetItUS which delivers 400mg nitrate per 2.4oz shot—more than any brand (per Coggan, https://t.co/9efkrfS0pY). That's 1 reason Beet It's been used in 300 studies. Another: Beet It Sport is 100% natural! Learn more: https://t.co/RaDBAPDgaS

Mar 30, 2019 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 1,429 followers View post →
Science Alerts
@Science_Alerts · X

RT @EurekaMag: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes https://t.co/Zhj7K3jRcD #…

Jan 7, 2019 · 3 shares · 1,234 followers View post →
POPLINE
@POPLINE_org · X

RT @EurekaMag: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes https://t.co/Zhj7K3jRcD #…

Jan 7, 2019 · 3 shares · 5,236 followers View post →
GeoScience.net
@GeoSciences · X

RT @EurekaMag: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes https://t.co/Zhj7K3jRcD #…

Jan 7, 2019 · 3 shares · 404 followers View post →
EurekaMag
@EurekaMag · X

What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes https://t.co/Zhj7K3jRcD #eurekamag https://t.co/uB1VmwH9M7

Jan 7, 2019 · 3 shares · 6,548 followers View post →